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American Boy Names

by Pamela Redmond

American boy names range from place names to hero names to Native American names to boy names with a Western ring.

The top American boy name is Jayden, an invented variation of the Biblical Jadon.

Along with Jayden, American boy names that rank in the US Top 400 include Hudson, Nolan, Easton, Colton, Maverick, Bryson, Jase, Jace, Kayden, and Sawyer.

A little further down the list are Hendrix, Maverick, Dakota, Drake, Holden, Dallas, Austin, Cash, Justice, Lincoln, and Shane. Of course, not all these names are American in origin, but they are used as first names almost exclusively in the US.

Unique American boy names on our recommended list include Booker, Poe, Huck, Jericho, Tennessee, Langston, West, and Hiawatha.

Quintessentially American baby names for boys include the following.

Shane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Anglicized variation of Sean
1307
Daxton Daxton is a name with both English and Frenc...
Origin:Modern invented name
1617
Kaiden Kaiden is the anglicized spelling of the nam...
Origin:Spelling variation of Kaden, modern invented name
1650
Origin:Modern invented name
1710
Kymani

Meaning: adventurous traveler

Origin:Eastern African
2058
Jaxton The meaning of Jaxton is 'belonging to the v...
Origin:Modern invented name
2077
Langston

Meaning: tall man's town

Origin:English
1436
Lakota

Meaning: friend to us

Origin:Native American tribal name
7707
Satchel The meaning of Satchel, in American origin, ...
Origin:American nickname
1275
Hiawatha

Meaning: he makes rivers

Origin:Iroquois
3182
Tashka

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3260
Enoli

Meaning: black fox

Origin:Cherokee
3278
Yuma

Meaning: son of a chief

Origin:North American Indian
3374
Cord

Meaning: maker or seller of rope or cord

Origin:Diminutive of Cordell
3728
Tex A name of American origin, the meaning of Te...
Origin:Place-name, nickname for state of Texas resident
3773
Bubba The meaning of Bubba is 'brother' and it is ...
Origin:American nickname
3796
Minco

Meaning: chief

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3892
Abit

Meaning: hunter

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3915
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
4019
Talako

Meaning: eagle

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4052